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Patented Nov. 9, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE BOTTLE CONTAINER Werner Von Clemm, Syosset, N. Y. Application December 19, 1944, Serial No. 568,821 2 claims. (ci. 229-17) This invention relates to bottle cartons, and more particularly to shipping cases of that character for the packing, transportation, storage and disp'ay of wines and spirits.

When Wine bottles are packed in wooden boxes, they are generally laid flat in layers with straw or paper packing therebetween, and a flat cover nailed down thereover, which must be pried oil to unpack the bottles. When paper cartons of the corrugated paper type are employed, the bottles are generally inverted vertically, and the four ilaps extended from the four sides are folded down over the bottle tops and glued together, or strips of adhesive are applied over the seams. In either case it is difficult if not impossible` to pull the bottles out individually when the containers are stacked.

For the storage of wine, particularly frz-m the point of view of the individual consumer, it is desirable to have the bottles lie flat on their sides, and for this purpose wine bn facilities are re quired. Such facilities are expensive. and furthermore, with the wooden cases or paper cartons above described, the bottles must be unpacked and individually placed in the wine bin.

Objects of the present invention, are therefore, to eliminate the difliculties referred to above. to provide a bottle carton from which the bottles can be removed through the front end of the carton individually while the carton is lying fiat on its side, to permit the stacking of the cartons one above the other without ciently rigid when empty or party so to preclude collapsing under the weight of several other cartons stacked thereon, and to provide a carton which furnishes a recessed cushioned bottom precluding breakage of bottles dropped into the carton during packing.

Other objects and features of this invention willrbe apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l shows a 4 Fig. 2 shows formed; and

Fig. 3 snows in perspective a. form of handle for carrying the carton when used as a beverage carrier.

As shown in Fig. 2, the carton comprises a single strip of sheet materialfr blank I0, pressed or scored along transverse linfes II, I2, I3, and I4, so that it may be folded intel-.a rectangular tube,

perspective view of the carton; a blank from which the carton is forming the sides, top and bottom of the carton shown in Fig. 1.

'Ihe strip of sheet material I0 is also pressedy or scored along longitudinal lines I5 and I6, providing front en-d and rear end iiap material. and is provided with transverse slits I1, I8, I9, 20, 2| and 22 in alignment with the transverse scored or pressed lines I2, I3 and scored lines I5 and I6 to y sheet. providing rear end flaps 25. 26, 21 and 28 and front end flaps 29, 30, 3| and 32.

The front end flaps 29 and 30, 3| and 3. are also provided with pressed or scored lines 34, 35, 36 and 31. close to the rim reinforcing materia-l in the finished carton. The scored lines 35 and 31 are located closer to the scored line I6 then are the scored lines 34 and 6 by an amount sheet for purposes which will appear later.

The front end bottom flap 32 is provided with aline of perforations 40 adjacent to the score-d line 31 for a. purpose later apparent and with'a cosed line of perforations 4I in the shape of a hand hole.

The top and bottom front end aps 30 and 32 are mede narrower from the scored lines 35 and 31 to their free ends for purposes which `wi] appear later. The front end side flaps 29 and 3| are provided with slits 44 and 45 which, when the carton is folded and set up are in alignment with the line ofperforations 40 in the front end bottom flap 32. The front end side flaps 29 and 3| are also provided with lines of perforations 46 an-d 41 extending from the slits lI4 and 45 to the remote sides of the flaps.

l'I'he carton is set up by bending the sheet of material along the transverse lines I2, I3 and I4 into the form of a rectangular tube, andQif the scored line II is provided, then along this line,

the side edges of the panel of the carton and secured thereto. Flap 53 may be omitted and the abutting edges taped together.

Preferably the front end of the carton is closed and sealed first, by folding side aps 29 and 3| about the line I6, and then they are reversely folded on the lines 34 and 36 to provide the rigid reinforcing and cushioning rim sections for the front ends of the side walls of the carton as indicated at 52 at the right hand side of Figure 1.

The top and bottom front end flaps 30 and 32 are similarly folded along the scored lines I6 and 35 and 31 providing the rigid reinforcing and cushioning rim sections at the front ends of the I 4 extendingr from the scored line I6. to provide forv equal to the thickness of the top and bottom panels of the carton. the latter rim section being shown at l, Figure 1.

Any suitable kind o! a filler or honeycomb partition structure providing one or more tiers of horizontal pockets for the bottles or the like may now be placed within the partly formed carton. The bottles or other receptacles or the like may now be placed in the carton, preferably with their bases resting on the reinforced front end formed by parts 29-32, and Ithen the rear end flaps 25, 26, 21 and 28 may be folded upon each other about the scored line I5 and secured together in any well-known manner to form the conventional closed end of the carton.

The order in which the frontand rear ends of the carton are formed may be changed and the rear end may be formed first by a suitable apparatus, or both ends may be formed at the, same time.

The flaps may be secured together in any suitable manner and the folded rim sections, of which 52 and 54 are examples, may be secured upon their respective panels by glueing, stitching, riveting, or the like. The rim sections reinforce the front end of the car-ton not only during handling and stacking but also after the carton has been opened for displaying or removing the contents, and serve as a cushion against breakage of the bases of the bottles resting against the adjacent fron-t end panel.v

In the nished carton the slits Il and l5 are aligned with lthe perforations or cutting lines 40 in the front end bottom flap 32, so that it will not be necessary to sever a double thickness of material when severing along the line of perforatlons 40 to provide the front edge of a door for access to the contents in the carton. A

The cutting lines or perforations I6 and." in the front end side flaps extend adjacent to the side edges of the top and bottom front end i'laps 30 and 32 along which a knife may be passed to provide the sides of a door hinged at its upper end. which may .be swung out to provide access to the contents of lthe carton. The rim sections serve as a sturdy frame for the door.

A hand hole is provided for manipulating the door by cutting along the line of perforatlons Il in the lower front end flap 32. It will be observed that the flanged rim remains aroundthe open end of the carton, so that it remains a rigid structure requiring no support from the bottles contained therein and hence precludes collapse even when a heavy load of other cartons is stacked thereon.

If the carton is to be used as a beverage carrier. then the rim sections and overlapped portions of the panels may be perforated and secured together with metal eyelets to provide eyes as at 60, 6i, 62 and 63, Figure 1, for the reception o! the hooked ends of the springy prongs il, B5, 66 and 61 of the handle 69, Figure 3, which includes a hand hold or grasping portion 69. These eyelets further reinforce the front end ofthe carton and eliminate other fastening means.

While I have illustrated, for purposes of disclosure, a preferred embodiment o! my invention, it is to be understood that I reserve the right to all such changes and modifications as fall within the principles of this invention and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A horizontal carton comprising integrally connected top, bottom and side panels each provided with a flap at its fron-t end, said ilaps extending transversely of said panels in face to face contact and constituting an end of said carton, the bottom iap being provided with a line of perforations extending parallel and close to its base `end and the side flaps being provided with cutouts in alinement with said line of perforations extending from a point adjacent their bases through their ends, and said top and bottom flaps being of less wid-th than the interior of said carton with their edges located on lines intersecting the ends of said cut-outs adjacent the bases of said side fiaps, and said side flaps being further provided with lines of perforations paralleling the side edges of said top and bottom flapsv and located laterally of said side edges.

2V. A horizontal carton comprising integrally connected top, bottom and side panels each provided with a flap at its front end, said flaps eX- tending .transversely of said panels in face to face contact and constituting an end of said carton, .the bottom flap being provided with a line of perforations extending parallel and close to its base end and the side flaps being provided with cutouts in alinernent kwith said line of perforations extending from a point adjacent their bases through their ends, and said .top and bottom flaps being of less width than the interior of said carton with their edges located on lines intersecting the ends of said cut-outs adjacent the bases of said side flaps, and said side flaps being further ex posed at opposite ends of said top and bottom aps to provide a single layer at each end of said top and bottom flaps, whereby said single layers may be cut to free the opposite ends of said top and bottom flaps.

WERNER voN CLEMM.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the ille of this patent:

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